Contents1 2 What is the News?3 About NMMS (National Mobile Monitoring Software) app :4 About Area Officer Monitoring App:5 About MGNREGA: What is the News? The Union Minister of Rural Development has launched the NMMS (National Mobile Monitoring Software) app and Area Officer Monitoring App. About NMMS (National Mobile Monitoring Software) app : NMMS App… Continue reading Union Minister launches “NMMS app” and “Area officer monitoring App”
Category: Daily News Updates
India loses “Farzad B gas field” project as Iran decides to develop it domestically
Contents1 2 What is the News?3 Farzad B Gas Field:4 Sequence of Events:5 India’s Response: What is the News? Iran has given the Farzad B gas field to a domestic gas producer. This is a setback for India’s energy ties with Iran. As ONGC has been part of the ongoing cooperation of the Gas field.… Continue reading India loses “Farzad B gas field” project as Iran decides to develop it domestically
Maratha Reservation Case Judgment and Federalism
Synopsis: Recently Supreme Court declared the reservation to the Maratha community in education and public employment as unconstitutional. This judgment is against federalism. What were the reasons given by the Supreme Courts’ five-judge Bench? One, the Maratha community did not constitute a socially and educationally backward class. Two, the law is against Indra Sawhney judgment.… Continue reading Maratha Reservation Case Judgment and Federalism
Concerns Associated with demolition of National Archives of India’s Building
Synopsis: Many experts have raised their concerns on the demolition of the National Archives of India’s Annexe building. There is a need for public scrutiny and public consultation on this matter. Background A part of the National Archives of India (NAI) complex, Annexe building, is planned to be demolished during the Central Vista redevelopment… Continue reading Concerns Associated with demolition of National Archives of India’s Building
Collaborative Governance Should be the future of Governance
Synopsis: Outdated nature of public bureaucracy has to be accounted for the ineffective response to the COVID-19 crisis in India. A new public governance model based on collaborative governance need to be institutionalised. Contents1 What are the issues with Weberian model of Bureaucracy?2 Implications of Weberian model of Bureaucracy3 What are the reforms suggested to… Continue reading Collaborative Governance Should be the future of Governance
Need of Global Rules to protect the Cyberspace
Contents1 Synopsis:2 Background:3 Reasons behind Cyberattacks:4 Factors fueling Cyberattacks:5 Way Forward: Synopsis: The 21st century is going to be an era of data revolution wherein almost all the activities would be carried on in cyberspace. This calls for creating some global rules to protect cyberspace as their absence has failed to prevent cyberattacks even on… Continue reading Need of Global Rules to protect the Cyberspace
Significance of Citizen-led Fact-Finding Missions
Contents1 Synopsis:2 Background:3 Citizen-led fact-finding missions/inquiries in Colonial India:4 Significance of Citizen-led Fact-Finding Missions: Synopsis: Citizen-led fact-finding missions play a significant role in a democracy. They provide an alternative opinion on things, empower citizens on critical issues and enrich the judicial process. Background: Recently, citizen-led fact-finding missions came in the news in a Delhi High… Continue reading Significance of Citizen-led Fact-Finding Missions
China completes Tibet highway
Contents1 2 What is the News?3 About the Highway:4 Concerns for India:5 Other Projects of China along Border Areas:6 Civilian settlements: What is the News? China has completed building a highway in a remote part of southeastern Tibet Autonomous Region(TAR). It includes a 2 km mountain tunnel. About the Highway: Firstly, the Highway passes through… Continue reading China completes Tibet highway
Government Advisory on Aerosol and Droplet Transmission of Covid-19
What is the News? The government of India has issued an updated general advisory on Covid-19. It has warned that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can be transported through Droplets as well as in the form of Aerosols. It can infect people up to 10 meters away. Covid-19 Transmission: The different modes of transmission of the Covid-19… Continue reading Government Advisory on Aerosol and Droplet Transmission of Covid-19
National Archives of India
What is the News? A group of archivists and scholars have called for transparency in the proposed demolition of annexes that form part of the National Archives of India(NAI) in order to make way for the Central Vista project. About National Archives of India(NAI): Firstly, National Archives of India (NAI) is a custodian of the… Continue reading National Archives of India
